4A Whose…?

, possessive ’s
1 He’s George Clooney’s father.
It’s James’s house.
2 They’re my parents’ friends.
3 Whose bag is this? It’s Maria’s.
4 The end of the movie is fantastic. I live near the city park.
1 We use ’s with a person to talk about family and possessions:
George Clooney’s mother NOT the mother of George Clooney
2 We use s’ not ’s with regular plural nouns, e.g.,
They’re my parents’ friends. NOT They’re my parent’s friends.
• With irregular plural nouns, e.g., children, men, use ’s:
the children’s room, men’s clothes.
3 We use Whose…? to ask about possessions.
We can ask Whose is this bag? OR Whose bag is this?
You can answer It’s Maria’s bag. OR It’s Maria’s.
4A Whose…?, possessive ’s

4 We don’t usually use a thing + ’s, e.g.,

the end of the movie NOT the movie’s end
the city park NOT the city’s park.

! ’s
Be careful with ’s. It can be two things:
Maria’s mother (’s = of Maria)
Maria’s Spanish (’s = is)
Whose / Who’s
Who’s = Who is, e.g.,
Who’s that girl? She’s my sister.
Whose = of who, e.g.,
Whose is this bag? It’s Jack’s.
Whose and Who’s are pronounced the same.